Open AccessInternal carotid artery redundancy is significantly associated with dissection.
Author(s) -
Peter J. Barbour,
John Castaldo,
Alex Rae-Grant,
W Gee,
James Reed,
D Jenny,
J Longennecker
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.25.6.1201
Subject(s) - medicine , internal carotid artery , dissection (medical) , surgery , radiology
Redundant internal carotid arteries have been considered a risk factor in tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and surgical treatment of peritonsillar abscess and also a potentially treatable cause of stroke. However, an association between internal carotid artery redundancy and spontaneous dissection has not yet been clearly demonstrated.
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